Diocese of the French Armed Forces
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Diocese of the French Armed Forces Diocèse aux Armées Françaises | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Territory | The ordinariate extends to all countries where there are Catholic personnel in the French armies. |
| Metropolitan | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 26 July 1952 (as Vicariate) 21 July 1986 (as Ordinariate) |
| Secular priests | 101 (Diocesan) 28 (Religious Orders) 9 Permanent Deacons (as of 2021) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Antoine de Romanet |
| Website | |
| DioceseAuxArmees.fr | |
The Diocese of the French Armed Forces (French: Diocèse aux Armées Françaises) is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church. Immediately subject to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the French Armed Forces and their families.
History
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The post of military bishop was created in 1949, and a military vicariate was established on 26 July 1952. It was elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986. The cathedra is located at the Church of Saint-Louis-des-Invalides (L'Église Saint-Louis-des-Invalides) in Paris, France.[1]
Office holders
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Military bishops
[edit]- Maurice Feltin (appointed 29 October 1949 – became military vicar 26 July 1952)
Military vicars
[edit]- Maurice Feltin (appointed 26 July 1952 – retired 15 April 1967)
- Jean-Marie-Clément Badré (appointed 15 May 1967 – translated to the Diocese of Bayeux-Lisieux 10 December 1969)
- Gabriel Vanel (appointed 21 April 1970 – resigned 12 February 1983)
- Jacques Louis Marie Joseph Fihey (appointed 12 February 1983 – became military ordinary 21 July 1986)
Military ordinaries
[edit]- Jacques Louis Marie Joseph Fihey (appointed 21 July 1986 – translated to the Diocese of Countances-Avranches 22 April 1989)
- Michel Marie Jacques Dubost, C.I.M. (appointed 9 August 1989 – translated to the Diocese of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes 15 April 2000)
- Patrick Le Gal (appointed 23 May 2000 – appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon 7 October 2009)
- Luc Marie Daniel Ravel, C.R.S.V.[2] (appointed 7 October 2009 – translated to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Strasbourg, 18 February 2017)
- Antoine de Romanet[3] (appointed 28 June 2017)
References
[edit]- ^ Knights of Columbus website, The Witness Of St. Joan Of Arc, by Father Pierre Amar, dated January 5th, 2020
- ^ Pillar Catholic website, Strasbourg archbishop tenders resignation but defends tenure, article by Luke Coppen, dated April 20, 2023
- ^ National Catholic Register website, Singing Spiritual Brothers in Arms, article by Solène Tadié, dated August 2023
External links
[edit]- Official website
- (in French) Centre national des Archives de l'Église de France, L’Épiscopat francais depuis 1919 Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved: 2016-12-24.
- Military Ordinariate of France (Catholic-Hierarchy) [self-published]
- Diocèse aux Armées Françaises (France) (GCatholic.org)
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| Province of Bordeaux | |
| Province of Clermont | |
| Province of Dijon | |
| Province of Lille | |
| Province of Lyon | |
| Province of Marseille | |
| Province of Montpellier | |
| Province of Paris | |
| Province of Poitiers | |
| Province of Reims | |
| Province of Rennes | |
| Province of Rouen | |
| Province of Toulouse | |
| Province of Tours | |
| Province of Martinique | |
| Province of Papeete | |
| Province of Noumea | |
| Directly under Holy See | |
| Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics | |
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